Portable autographic register



| JENSEN 1,894,745

Jan. 17, 1933.

PORTABLE AUTQGRAPHIO REGISTER 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 Filed May '7. 1931 I7? Zf872 for": Zouza 072725272,

Jan. [17, 1933.

L. JENSEN PORTABLE AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed May 7. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J5; 1/6 71 for: Lou, Z5 ,Jiznsen,

Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE:

LOUIS JENSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED AUTOGRAIRHIG REGISTER (80., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS PORTABLE AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Application filed May 7, 1931. Serial m. 5353mm This invention relates particularly to autographic registers, and more particularly to autographic registers employing flat zigzag folded stationery drawn from a supp y packet beneath the platen of the machine. L

The primary object is to provide a light, portable register of improved construction and operation, which may be carried conveniently by expressmen, inspectors, and the A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a register embodying the invention; Fig. 2, a front end view of the machine; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical sectional view; Fig. 4, a broken transverse vertical sectional view, taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, a broken perspective view of one of the gulde blades showing how the carbon is held thereb In the embodiment illustrated, A designates a casing having a platen A, a supplycompartment A and a record or filing-compartment A; B, a guide and carbon supporting device; and C, a clamping-bar adapted to hold the front ends of the stationery against the laten.

T e platen A is fixedl mounted on the upper flanged portion 0 the sidewalls of the supply compartment A The platen extends forwardly and laterally over the easing A and mar inal side portions 10 are struck downwar y to form flanges which strengthen the structure. I

The base and side walls of the supply compartment A may be formed from a single piece of sheet metal, preferably aluminum, the sidewalls 11 being struckupwardly from the base portion 12, and outwardly at 13 to form the flan es to which the platen is attached. The rent end wall 14 is curved upwardly to meet the platen. The rear of the vcompartment is left open and a guide-roll 16 of the record compartment.

A guide device B comprises a stack of thin resilient blades or guide-bars 25 which are pivotally supported at one end by a capped guide-post26 and at the other by an inverted U-shaped keeper 27 which is fastened to the flange 10 of the platen by means of a rivet 28. Spacing Washers 25 provide room for tlie stationery between the bars. The bars may be arched-or bent upwardly out of the keeper, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, and swung forwardly out of the path ofthe paper webs 30. This method of su porting the guide-bar has been found satisfactory but any suitable means may be employed. As indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, caron sheets .31 are held in position by foldingthe rear edge of a sheet back over one of the guide-bars 25. This fold is suflicient to prevent the sheet from being drawn forward with the webs 30, when the latter are advanced over the platen. If desired, the end of the sheet may be given an additional half turn about the bar to prevent any displacement of the sheet in case the webs are drawn backwards slightly, but ordinarily this additional fold is not necessary. It will be noted that the top guide-bards superposed above all the sheets and webs to hold them against the platen in close relation.v This relation has been exaggerated in the drawings to show the stationery more clearly.

The web-gripping bar C is U-shaped and extends through a pair of perforations in the front portion .of the platen. The central threaded and provided with 36 and v nuts 37 which ur e the bar against the platen with an adjusta le pressure. The carbon sheets are not long enough to reach the bar, and the webs are provided with lines of weakening 30, along which the webs may be torn in advance of the bar C. The front edge of the platen is provided with a notch 38 to facilitate taking hold of the ends of the webs.

The register is loaded by unlatching the hooks 22 and opening the compartment A and inserting a packet of paper webs. All of the guide-bars 25 are sprung out of the keeper 27 and swung forwardly to permit the bottom web to be laid over the platen. The lower guide-bar is then positioned over the lower web and a carbon sheet folded over the bar, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to extend forwardly with the webs. The remaining webs and carbon sheets are similarly positioned, seriatim, and the top bar sprung into place. After the ends of the webs have been adjusted to uniform length and slipped under the bar G, the register is ready for use. When a form has been filled in a fresh one is drawn forward and the completed one severed. As many copies as desired may be placed in the compartment A. When the carbon sheets become wornthey may either be renewed, the length of fold increased, or the sheets turned end=for end. The latter expedients will effeet a considerable saving in carbon-paper.

It will be noted that by holding the carbon in this manner, the carbon-sheets are completely covered by the paper webs and protected from soiling, wetting, tearing, or

like abuse, which would shorten their period of usefulness.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to se cure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an autographic register: an opentop filing-compartment having a slip-admitting opening and an upwardly extending rear wall; and a movably mounted unit forming a closure for said filing-compartment, comprising a supply-compartment partially enclosed by the rear wall of said filing-comartment, a surmounting platen equipped at 1 its front end with a stationery gripping-bar,

and a guide near the rear of said platen through which stationery may be drawn from said supply-compartment over the platen, said guide being adapted to hold carbon sheets and prevent them from advancing forwardly with said stationery.

2. In a register: a supply-compartment; a. platen; laterally spaced guide-supports between which paper webs may be drawn over said platen; and a device comprising a stack said bars.

LOUIS JENSEN. 

